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Monday, September 23, 2013

F(x)’s Amber takes a vacation in Palawan

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

A member of popular K-pop girl group
f(x) spent her birthday and Korean holiday with friends at a beach resort in
Sabang, Palawan in the Philippines.

Amber, the Taiwanese American member of
f(x), celebrated her 21st birthday last Sept. 18 which also coincided with
Chuseok, or Korean Thanksgiving, a major holiday in South Korea and celebrated
this year from Sept. 18 to 20.

Millions of people in South Korea went
on vacation and visited their hometowns to be with their families to celebrate
Chuseok.

For many celebrities, the Chuseok was
the best time to go on vacation overseas and Amber chose to spend it in the
Philippines.

Amber’s vacation in Palawan became
known when her friend posted a photo on Instagram on Sept. 22.

Caroline Kim uploaded a photo Amber in
Palawan.

“Fun times in palawan with these two ….
byebye philippines @yimmyslice @ajol_llama,” the photo caption said.
@ajol_llama is Amber’s username on Instagram.

Based on the previous photos Kim
uploaded on Instagram, they flew from Incheon International Airport and arrived
in Manila last Sept. 18.

The group flew back to Manila last
Sept. 22 before going back to South Korea. Kim spent a couple of hours in
Manila including meeting her Filipino-American friend and spending time with
him at the Mall of Asia.

“Philippines is very beautiful. Look
forward to coming back,” Kim tweeted, adding that “Next time if I go to the
Philippines ill be sure not to come back home so bruised up. Guess I got too
excited.”

Filipino fans were surprised to learn
that Amber visited the Philippines.

Some of the comments on Instagram
included “Hope u enjoy ur vacation here,” and “My Amber, I miss you Amber.”

Others said, “We hope you all enjoyed
Palawan! Please come back and try some other places” and “First I was in shock
because amber is in the Philippines but I’m also happy. Thank you for visiting
Philippines! Next time you should bring all members of f(x)!”